
Sara Qureshi
Account Manager, Global Custody Operations

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About me
Manager, Change Management | Empowering People & Realizing Value
Education

SEB
2019 - 2019Lead with impact Leadership programLead with Impact program aimed at giving managers the fundamentals and training to feel confident in their leadership role and the complex business environment where SEB operates. The course gave insights on how to manage, lead, coach, facilitate, feedback and inspire individuals, teams or project groups in a way that really makes a difference as well as how to empower people to achieve high performance.

Move Management
2018 - 2018Leadership in Action - The Coaching LeaderAim of the course was to learn how to coach and give feedback as a manager. Focus was on coaching foundations, tools, motivational drives and needs.

Franklin Covey
2017 - 2017Project Management EssentialsThe Project Management Essentials course provided the mindset, skillset, andtoolset in order to consistently deliver successful projects to completion. Main content was that consistent project success depends on processes and people.

SEB
2014 - 2014Leadarship in Action - CommunicationAim of the Communication course was to learn to communicate clearly and confidently and to use those communication skills for better relationships and improved results.

Semcon
2014 - 2014Project ManagementProject Management course with focus on structures, processes, roles and responsibilities in order to coordinate, communicate and manage project activities with the aim of ensuring that the expected benefits and effects are achieved.

Enneagram Center
2013 - 2013Leadership & CommunicationLeadership course with focus on communication, to lead & coach yourself and others.

Mindset
2012 - 2012Workshop & Meeting FacilitationBenefits & Learning Outcomes•Learn how to quickly establish an effective learning environment and the tools to quickly establish credibility, respect and rapport•Learn proven facilitation techniques: Enhanced listening, enhanced questioning, conveying understanding and unconditional acceptance•Calculated intervention: Know when to pause, when to nudge, when to challenge, when to lead and when to push•Effectively turn around tough, difficult and challenging participants -… Show more Benefits & Learning Outcomes•Learn how to quickly establish an effective learning environment and the tools to quickly establish credibility, respect and rapport•Learn proven facilitation techniques: Enhanced listening, enhanced questioning, conveying understanding and unconditional acceptance•Calculated intervention: Know when to pause, when to nudge, when to challenge, when to lead and when to push•Effectively turn around tough, difficult and challenging participants - winning them over. Use tools for achieving agreement and delivering an effective wrap up that motivates and compels action•Understand how to present to and use different personality types to improve impact, rapport and effectiveness•Learn how to be natural and your ‘best self’ in front of a group, able to effectively maintain a positive Mindset, enhanced resilience to quickly recover from challenging interactions and improved impact, presence, poise, effectiveness and the ability to ‘think on one’s feet’ Show less

Stockholms universitet
2003 - 2006Bachelor of Science (BSc) Business and Economics
Handelshögskolan i Stockholm
2019 - 2019Service Design Foundation Service DesignBasics of Service design, how to use it in everyday work and participate in RPDs and Innovation labs.

Stockholms universitet
2013 - 2014Master of Science (MSc) Business and EconomicsFocus area: Change Management and Organizational Change.

Handelshögskolan i Stockholm
2019 - 2019Design Driven Ideation Program Service DesignSEB program in collaboration with Stockholm School of Economics. The aim of the program was to develop skills and acquire knowledge of what Service Design is and how it can be used to pursue new and exciting opportunities with the end user in focus.
Experience

SEB
Jan 2004 - Jan 2006Account Manager, Global Custody OperationsLearned the essential about financial instruments and transactions. Worked with processing of Global Securities, FX and Payments with daily contact with fund commissioners, banks and clearing institutes. Subject Matter Expert in SEB Way change projects.

Nordea
Jan 2006 - Jan 2007Securities Operations Officer, Trading & Treasury OperationsWorked with Corporate Actions, processing of Swedish Securities and reconciliation for private clients.

SEB
Jan 2007 - Jan 2020Internal Management Consultant within different divisions of SEB Group. Assignments stretched mainly geographically in the Nordic and Baltic region.Focus was to design, drive and implement organizational transformations by leading different streams of work in change initiatives, including all phases from analysis of business ideas, feasibility studies and implementations of systems and solutions within the SEB Group while ensuring sustainability.This included building relationships and working with Stakeholder Management, assess business readiness, anchoring and aligning the change through Change Management and communication. In addition, to motivate and engage employees in the change to meet the strategic goals whilst minimizing the risks.In addition I worked as a Change Management Communication Specialist with the focus to manage people in their change journey when driving change initiatives. Main deliverables consisted of establishing communication strategy, anchoring and aligning communication throughout the organization as well as supporting management and coworkers in the change. Show less
Manager Derivatives Services, Structured Trading Services
Dec 2018 - Jan 2020Management Consultant, SEB Way & Transformation Project Management
Jan 2014 - Dec 2018Process Area Specialist, Global Custody Operations
Jan 2012 - Jan 2014Senior Account Manager, Global Custody Operations
Jan 2007 - Jan 2012

Avanade
Jan 2020 - nowBuilt up a Nordic Corporate Citizenship team, recruited and led the team. Responsible for aligning Nordic priorities as well as Global priorities for Avanade. Creating Human impact by building the team of country champions, setting the strategy, direction and raise awareness of the many possibilities to engage in Corporate Citizenship activities and events locally, in the Nordics as well as Globally. Focus also to find volunteering opportunities and to build relationships with NGO’s. With the purpose to work with People & Culture to elevate the employee experience, engage our people and do social good. Show less Lead the Sweden Corporate Citizenship team. Responsible for aligning priorities in Sweden with Global priorities for Avanade. Creating Human impact by engaging people, setting the strategy, direction and raise awareness of the many possibilities to engage in Corporate Citizenship activities and events in Sweden. Focus also to find volunteering opportunities and to build relationships with NGO’s. With the purpose to work with People & Culture to elevate the employee experience, engage our people and do social good. Show less
Consultant Manager Nordic Change Management Advisory & Experience Design
Aug 2021 - nowSenior Management Consultant, Change Management Advisory & Experience Design
Jan 2020 - Aug 2021Nordic Corporate Citizenship Lead
Jan 2020 - Mar 2021Corporate Citizenship Lead Sweden
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Licenses & Certifications

Certified Facilitator of Human-Centered Design
LUMA InstituteApr 2023- View certificate

Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
MicrosoftSept 2021 
Certified practitioner of Human-Centered Design
LUMA InstituteMar 2021- View certificate

Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals
MicrosoftOct 2020 
Certified Microsoft Service Adoption Specialist
MicrosoftMar 2020
Certified Delivery Manager
AvanadeFeb 2021- View certificate

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
MicrosoftFeb 2021 - View certificate

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
MicrosoftSept 2020 
Fundamentals of Innovation through Human-Centered Design
LUMA InstituteMar 2021- View certificate

Prosci® Certified Change Practitioner - Delivered by Nexum Group
ProsciMay 2020
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Sara QureshiProffsmentor - collaboration between SEB and Mentor - 2012 Worked with mentoring activities for students in order to prepare and motivate them toward advanced studies and work-life.
Languages
- enEnglish
- swSwedish
- urUrdu
- hiHindi
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